Personal medical information might have been exposed on Chicago Department of Public Health dashboard CBS Chicago
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Updated on January 29 2025 1130 AM CST
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ppCHICAGO CBS Some people might have had their names and medical information exposed on a Chicago Department of Public Health online dashboard last fall city officials saidppOn Oct 8 2024 the department learned about an inadvertent potential disclosure of sensitive information used to generate statistics related to public health and safety CDPH officials said in a notice posted on its website on TuesdayppAfter conducting an investigation the department determined that some peoples names and medical information might have been exposed when visiting a dashboard showing statistical information if the visitor took certain steps when viewing the dashboardppThe department did not reveal how many peoples information was exposed or if the dashboard was part of their public website or an internal systemppOfficials said they are unaware of any actual or attempted misuse of the information that was exposed but the department has reviewed its policies and procedures to reduce the risk of a similar incident in the future and has disabled all public access to the datappThe department also is offering 12 months of free access to credit monitoring services to anyone affected by the data incidentppAnyone who has questions about the incident or might have been affected by the data exposure can enroll in credit monitoring by calling the CDPH help line at 8777411109ppTodd Feurer is a web producer for CBS Chicago He has previously written for WBBM Newsradio WUISFM and the New City News Servicepp
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By
Todd Feurer
pp
Updated on January 29 2025 1130 AM CST
CBS Chicago
ppCHICAGO CBS Some people might have had their names and medical information exposed on a Chicago Department of Public Health online dashboard last fall city officials saidppOn Oct 8 2024 the department learned about an inadvertent potential disclosure of sensitive information used to generate statistics related to public health and safety CDPH officials said in a notice posted on its website on TuesdayppAfter conducting an investigation the department determined that some peoples names and medical information might have been exposed when visiting a dashboard showing statistical information if the visitor took certain steps when viewing the dashboardppThe department did not reveal how many peoples information was exposed or if the dashboard was part of their public website or an internal systemppOfficials said they are unaware of any actual or attempted misuse of the information that was exposed but the department has reviewed its policies and procedures to reduce the risk of a similar incident in the future and has disabled all public access to the datappThe department also is offering 12 months of free access to credit monitoring services to anyone affected by the data incidentppAnyone who has questions about the incident or might have been affected by the data exposure can enroll in credit monitoring by calling the CDPH help line at 8777411109ppTodd Feurer is a web producer for CBS Chicago He has previously written for WBBM Newsradio WUISFM and the New City News Servicepp
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